Improvement in ironing-tables



W. G. MOG'ILL. Ironing-Table.

No. 207.054.' Patented Aug. 13, 1878.

N.PETERS, P'MQTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. b. c.

W ILLIAM Q.

PATENT QFFICE.

IVIOGILLJOF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRONFIING-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 207,054, dated August13, 1878; application .liled J annary 7, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. 0. MCGILL, of Vashington, in the county ofWVashington and District of Columbia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ironin g-Tables; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of refer ercnce marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide a substantialironing-table, adapted to be used for large or small articles ofclothing, the nature of which willbe hereinafter fully explained and setforth.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan, Fig. 2 is a side elevation, andFig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line a: :0, Figs. 1 and 2, ofmy invention.

a is the ironing-board, which maybe of any desired size. It has cutthrough it, parallel with and near to one side, a slot, a, open at oneend, as shown, so as to provide the narrow board a adapted for use whenironing such garments as cannot be spread out, as shirts, dresses,Ste. 1) is a small leaf, fitting snugly in the slot M. It may have itsedge beveled and adapted to fit against a corresponding beveled edge onthe board a, as shown, so that when pressed down it will wedge againstthe board and hold firmly in place the article of clothing to be ironed.It is hinged to the sidea of the board a by hinges b I), which are soattached as to be flush with or slightly below the surface of the board,and out of the way when the entire board is employed for ironing orother purposes. The board a is supported on four legs, d d. Three of thelegs, indicated by the letter d, are attached in the ordinary manner.Extending out from one of the legs, (I, is a brace, 6, arranged andadapted to give support and strength to the side board (o The leg cl hasits top end shortened, so as to provide a space between it and the endof the side board (1 so that clothing may readily be slipped onto saidsideboard. Its upper end is attached to the end brace-board e, which iscut away, as shown, so as to give the requisite space for the movementsof the clothing. f is a short supportor leg, pivoted so that it willswing readily back and forth on the under side of the outer end of theside board a Its lower end, when at rest, touches the top of the leg (1,as shown, and makes a firm support for the end of the side board a Itswings back and forth, as indicated in Fig. 2, and permits the easyslipping on. or off the board a of any article of clothing, and dropsinto its vertical position when not obstructed.

-When no clothing is over the side board a the leaf 1) will close downinto the slot a flush with the top of the board a, and thus will beprovided a broad table adapted for large garinents.

By raising the leaf 1), as indicated in dot ted lines in Fig. 3, thereis at once provided a narrow board, adapted for use in ironingshirt-bosoms and all other garments which require a narrow board.

With the leaf 1) turned down into the slot, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3,the table can be used for dining or other purposes, as desired.

The table may be constructed without the leaf 1), in which case I havetwo ironingboards, a wider and a narrower, combined, and adapted for allkinds of ironing, as well as adapted for many other purposes, which willbe readily understood by those persons accustomed to the use of suchdevices.

Having described my invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure byLetters Patent is- 1 The board to, having the slot to and side board aand supported on legs, so as to provide an open. space below and betweenthe outer end of the side board a and the upper end of the leg d,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In an ironing-table, the combination, with the board a, constructedwith a slot, to, and sideboard a and having the leg (1 detaohed and heldby the brace-board e, of the pivoted support or leg f, arranged underthe outer end of the side board a and over the top of the'leg 61,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the ironing-board (P, the gravitating automaticsupport fi pivoted at its upper end to the board, and vibrating in thedirection of the length of said board a as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WM. 0. MCGILL.

Witnesses:

A. P. LACEY, P. B. TURPIN.

